Most political forces declare that the legislation required on the road to the euro is their priority. “I expect that after the elections on 2 April, the parliament will quickly amend the four laws we still lack,' says Iliya...
Accessing the Eurozone would be good for Romania but there is still a lot to do for us – says Cristian Popa, Member of the Board of Directors, National Bank of Romania.
Croatia has always been a highly euroized country and it was one of the most important factors – says Sandra Švaljek, Deputy Governor, Croatian National Bank.
Twenty years ago, the central banks of the euro area promoted the biggest currency changeover in history, reflecting a paramount decision towards greater economic integration of 12 democracies.
Developments in recent years have shown how quickly events can change the way we perceive the world and our expectations of the future.
It's hard to believe that at the beginning of this year Germany was wondering what to do with its budget surplus. The “black zero” policy, which basically boils down to maintaining balanced budgets, was still popular.
The EU is looking for ways to respond to the crisis caused by the pandemic, but the Eurozone is still far from becoming a fiscal union. In crisis Poland should be happy to be outside the Eurozone and to have independent central...
The Croatian government plans to make another step towards joining the Eurozone in the second half of 2020, following few exercises recently carried out by the European Central Bank and the relevant Croatian authorities.
Despite the financial markets having suffered losses in the first instance — spurring the European Central Bank decision to inject EUR750bn into the system — it is the real economy which will be the hardest hit by recession....
Second online meeting of Eurozone’s finance ministers ended in a stalemate. Although a plan for a COVID-19-related rescue package has already been proposed, a lack of unity among member states has prevented its implementation....